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Women in Paintball !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Robbo

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OK, here goes, who thinks that women can be as good as men in Paintball ?
This is going to be interesting :)

Robbo

PS I will read some of your replies and then post mine, there is method in my madness :)
 

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IMHO, it has to be said that Paintball gives men a platform from which to draw on their basic instincts. And as such it gives them the edge.

Not a sexist remark, but more of an observation over the years. It's a fact that Paintball is predominantly a male sport, both as a punter sport but particularly tournie paintball. It's aggressive, fast, competitive.

Girlies will have to concede that I'm sure.

I accept that there have been some individuals of the fairer sex that have stood out from the crowd, but as an all girl team - I don't think so.

I've only ever seen one female, (I think she played for a team called Urban Wolves) that frightened me. I was marshalling at Holmbush several years ago and I called her out after she had been lit up the back - ouch!

She lost her temper big time, threw her marker on the floor, kicked it a few times, (it was attached to her air bottle in her battle pack at the time), and in a frothing at the mouth rage, she tried to bite her air hose off!! (growling as she did it)

Needless to say, I legged it!
 

Equus

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Their is no real reason that women cant be as good as men on the field. Although women tend to be weaker than men in terms of strength they do tend to have a much better level of stamina and staying power than men.

As far as the skills needed for paintball, women can run as well as men, their hand eye co-ordination is as good as a mans and sure as hell women are as aggressive as men. (just arrange your games monthly for that extra psychotic edge)

In short, their is no reason that women cant be as good as men. Its just down to the individual skill.
 

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well if you think about it, they can move around much more easily, and get in poisitions that guys cant...and they have eyes in the back of there head so nothins gonna sneak up on them:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :cool:
 

pwlldu

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Women have been playing fast aggressive competitive team games for a long time, and there is no reason why those skills can't transfer

The skill is down to the individual, not stereotypes